08/22/2026
Reasons to encourage your friend or relative to get a pet!
Important:
**Never get a pet as a present. This is going to be a companion, they need to pick it out & be sure they want it.
**Encourage those over 60 to adopt an age appropriate pet. The lifespan of the pet should come close to the person's expected life span, especially if there's an illness. Be sure the rescue will take the pet back.
**No matter what age you are, be sure you can afford basic & emergency care.
**Have a plan in place in case you cannot care for the pet.
**Set aside some assets to care for the pet and put this in your will.
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Research Study: Cat Owners Have 40% Lower Risk of DYING from a Heart Attack. Here's Why. Meanwhile, dog owners were 40% less likely to develop dementia. I explain the details behind these research studies - and what that means for YOU.
Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vq4aPNIksM
WHAT I THINK IS GOING ON. Movement and connection are the real medicine, and a pet helps with both. A 2023 JAMA Network Open study of nearly 8,000 older adults in England found pet owners lost memory and word skills more slowly — almost entirely those who lived alone.
If someone came to mind reading this - a mom alone with her cat, a neighbor whose dog is the only one who greets him - please send this video to them. ❤️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vq4aPNIksM
